The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

Tom and Paul talk through Tom's challenges at this inflection point in his indie career, a book he's planning on shipping and how to think through indie consultant identity crises

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:11) - Guest introduction
  • (03:35) - Tom's problem — indecisiveness
  • (07:49) - What does Tom think he should be doing?
  • (10:12) - Not working, go and wonder, owning time
  • (14:29) - 7th week off, shaking things up
  • (18:38) - Strategically dropping the ball
  • (23:42) - Should Tom hire an editor?
  • (25:36) - The fear of finishing the book
  • (34:21) - The last 10% are the hardest
  • (36:38) - Writing the introduction, injecting the book with a personal story
  • (40:58) - Preselling his book as a motivation?
  • (42:32) - How Paul was pushing Tom to write his book
  • (44:21) - Closing remarks

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What is The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd?

The Pathless Path is hosted by Paul Millerd - a writer, creator, and consultant. He has conversations with freelancers, self-employed entrepreneurs, creators, and vagabonds who share their perspectives on their relationship with work, burnout, bootstrapping, indie hacking, remote work, reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, leisure, self-employment, unconventional living, and digital nomadism. Past guests include Ali Abdaal, Khe Hy, Ben Hunt, Wade Foster, Dan Vassallo, Kris Abdelmessih, Steph Smith, Amir Salihefendić, Alex Pang, Visakan Veerasamy, and more.